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heretofore
[heer-tuh-fawr, -fohr]
adverb
before this time; until now.
heretofore
/ ˌɪəʊˈɔː /
adverb
formaluntil now; before this time
adjective
obsoleteprevious; former
noun
archaicthe past
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of heretofore1
Example Sentences
All told, Knappenberger’s approach applies much-needed but heretofore scarcely presented doses of cynicism to America’s motivations for prosecuting and escalating this war.
Stories abounded about users’ discoveries of heretofore unknown ethnic backgrounds or even discovering unknown relatives.
What I discovered instead was a freewheeling, foul-mouthed, genuinely funny studio comedy — and a heretofore untapped excitement for the fourth film in the franchise, “Mad About the Boy.”
It promises to be a heretofore unequaled imperial presidency — unitary executive theory made real, but on steroids.
That seems to have galvanized others who had heretofore been reluctant to publicly pressure someone they respect to make what even critics would concede is a difficult decision.
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